Deflecting device for automobile lamps



A. ANGELO.

DEFLECTING DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILE LAMPS.

APPLlCATION FILED JUNE 17., 1920.

Patented May 23,1322.

DEFLECIIIilG DEVICE FBR AUTOMGBHLE LAMPS.

3E 4} tian Specification of Letters Patent.

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a lication filed ."l'une 17, 1920. Serial No. 389,669.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALAN ANGELO, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Atlantic City, in the county of Atlanticand State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dellecting Devices for Automobile Lamps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full clear, and exact description of the invention such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in deflecting devices for automobile lamps,- the object of the invention being to provide a simple and eflicient structure capable of attachment to the reflector near the lens of any type of automobile lamp construction,

for deflectin rays of light downwardly onto the roadway directly in front of the car and to prevent the blinding effect of the light upon the occupants of approaching cars.

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claim.

In. the accompanying drawings; .l ligure l is a sectional view of an automobile head light structure showing an embodiment of my invention; Figure 2 is a front view; Figure 3 is a View of a blank from which a portion of the deflector structure is made, and Figures i, 5, and 6 are face views show ing three separately-attached deflector menu bers- 1 represents a lamp casino" in which the reflector 2 is located,-a lamp being diz-iposed centrally within this structure and a plate being placed at the open end of the casing 1 and. reflector 2,-all of which may he; of any preferred construction well known in the art.

My improvement deflector structure is dis posed behind the glass plate and its rim or frame portion is held between the glass plate and the forward end of the lamp casing by means of the clips 5 which hold the glass. plate in place.

'lhe deflector structure may be made of sheet metal and comprises a ring or finale 6 and a plurality of deflecting members can rieol thereby and pro ecting inwardly there from at right angles thereto or nearly so;-

five such deflecting members 7, 8, 9. l0 and 11, being shown.

In Figure 3 of the drawing, a blank is shown cut from a single piece of metal in a be made of separate pieces of metal and are provided at their respective ends with lugs 14: which are bendable on the lines 15 so that they may be secured by riveting or soldering to the ring or frame member 6 in a manner to permit said deflector members to projectinwardly at or substantially at right angles to said ring or frame member. The ring or frame member may be provided with notches G to receive projections on the lamp fixture to prevent the deflectm' structure from turning.

The several deflector members are made ,with curved free edges and they are of such widths as to project appreciable distances within the space formed by the reflector. The deflectors are made of varying widths and lengths according'to the positions which they occupy,--the upper deflecting member 11 having the smallest dimensions both in length and width and the other deflecting members having successively increasing lengths and widths as indicated in l igures 1 and The lower deflector member 7 is so located that it will be disposed slightly above a horizontal plane coincident with the center the lamp bulb and. the intermediate por ti of this lower deflector member is made with a depression 16 for the accoinmodation. of the lamp bulb so that it may partially embrace the forward portion of said bulb but without actual contact therewith.

Each of the deflector members polished on its under face so as to yn'cscut a reflecting surface. but the upper faces of deflector members may be left ull.

With my improvcnuints many of the light rays will be deflected and made to fall upon the roadway comparatively close to the front of the cm; and the blinding effect of the glare when alithe reflected light rays IIO be projected direvtly ahead of t s can, will be prevented.

Paving fully described my in evtion W112i 2; claim as MW and desire to secure. by Let- 'iel'slhtent, is

A def "or 1.07 automobiles compri, 1 curved Jame membe having integral luf on its inner edge, deflecting members in-- hag-mi W1 11 said lugs and. bent into has; planes and separate deflecting membei's secured to :mJJ

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